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Startup with a Background

The "M04" table collection shows restraint both in terms of its form and the thickness of its materials. Designer Thomas Merkel has thus created a lightweight look that's suitable for use in a variety of different areas

Even young companies can have a history – and S+ Systemmöbel is one such company. Since 2013, S+ has been continuing the business activities of the firm sdr+, which was established in 1995. The reason: the licences for part of its product range were due to expire. Now the company is run by Thomas Merkel, […] Sigue leyendo

Living the Light

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Almost 30 years after it was founded, serien.lighting has become a constant in the field of technically and creatively ambitious luminaires. Time after time, the company gives the market new impetus with designs that combine sophisticated lighting solutions, new technologies and creative innovations. Manfred Wolf and Jean-Marc da Costa designed the first luminaires for their […] Sigue leyendo

The Wood Alchemist

Crosby Street Hotel New York: naturally dried oak flooring. Colour: Oyster

Making wood visible, emphasising its structures, combining expressive aesthetics with a sensuous feel, refining surfaces with exquisite ingredients such as pigments, resins, waxes and oils – these are just a few of Torben Hansen’s alchemistic secrets: “Wood has a personality and a face and our craftsmanship brings both those qualities out.” A native of Denmark, […] Sigue leyendo

Carved Bowls by Kutarq Studio (ES)

Carved Bowls by Kutarq Studio, photo: Maria Mira

The shape left in yoghurt while eating it with a spoon inspired the shape of Kutarq Studio’s Carved Bowls, a set of solid wood trays that combine different sized concave areas.     “Ideal for the entrance of your home or your desk, you can leave your keys, coins, rings, or your personal items there.” […] Sigue leyendo

Carved Bowls by Kutarq Studio (ES)

Carved Bowls by Kutarq Studio, photo: Maria Mira

The shape left in yoghurt while eating it with a spoon inspired the shape of Kutarq Studio’s Carved Bowls, a set of solid wood trays that combine different sized concave areas.     “Ideal for the entrance of your home or your desk, you can leave your keys, coins, rings, or your personal items there.” […] Sigue leyendo

Bolton Residence by Naturehumaine (CA)

Bolton Residence by Naturehumaine, photo: Adrien Williams + David Dworkind

A sloped wooded plot in Quebec’s Eastern Townships is the site for the Bolton Residence by Naturehumaine, a country house with an imposing cantilevered ground floor volume.     “Having bought a beautiful plot of wooded land in Quebec’s Eastern Townships, the client dreamt of building a country house that would be in perfect symbiosis […] Sigue leyendo

The Treasure Seeker

All-rounder: the stacked bed by the name of "Lönneberga" promises users – and their dogs – a good night's sleep

Richard Lampert receives his visitors at his company headquarters, a lovingly restored office directly behind the museum mile and castle in central Stuttgart. The numerous furniture prototypes scattered around the rooms give you an immediate sense of the creative spirit that prevails here. For 20 years, Richard Lampert and his company have been successfully producing […] Sigue leyendo

Fuse basin by NotOnlyWhite wins 2015 iF product design award

Fuse basin by Marike Andeweg for NotOnlyWhite, photo: Moni van Bruggen

‘Fuse’, an organic-shaped wash basin designed by Marike Andeweg for Dutch design label NotOnlyWhite has won the iF Product Design Award 2015.     “The distinctive character of the Fuse is the amalgamation of straight and curved lines.” says NotOnlyWhite. “… with the subtle but sinuous integrated overflow on the inside, is punctuated by the […] Sigue leyendo

Individual Perfection

Space-sculpting: when the architecture permits, "+ARTESIO" can be used to create a space within a space, highlighting whatever areas the customer wants to accentuate

Founded in Bielefeld in 1892, Poggenpohl Möbelwerke GmbH, along with its management and production activities, has been based in Herford for decades. Throughout the efficiently structured machining and assembly process, approximately 150 highly qualified specialists work to keep the firm’s global reputation and innovativeness, the quality of its workmanship and materials and its commitment to […] Sigue leyendo

Flair and Sensitivity

Mix and match: the sideboard boxes from the "Nex" series are combination artists that permit maximum individuality. Central element in high gloss acqua

A perfect blend of detail-conscious design, harmonious proportions, high-precision production technology and subtle colours is the hallmark of the modular systems by Piure: furniture made in Germany with Italian impressions, based on clean lines and clever ideas, modern – but definitely not inspired by fleeting fashions. The success story behind Piure began in 2006, when […] Sigue leyendo